Dyeing acrylic yarn

sharemyheart · 01-13-2013, 08:33 PM

Hey everyone my name is Tonya and I am new to this forum. I have tons of white acrylic yarn and I want to dye it and use when crocheting my new projects to sell, and I am not sure which dyes to use. This is something I have been wanting to do is to dye my own yarn for a bit now, and want to know if any of you have dyed acrylic yarn before and hve had any luck! Thanks for the suggestions.

GrumpyGramma · 01-14-2013, 03:00 AM

Hi, welcome to KH.

When I googled I found a few things about dying acrylic yarn.

http://2hot2knit.blogspot.com/2008/0...th-ozepol.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_6685820_dye-acrylic-yarn.html
http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/how_to_dye_acrylic.shtml

Shandeh · 02-17-2013, 07:38 AM

I wouldn't even ATTEMPT to try dyeing acrylic yarn. Too many chemicals to deal with, and the fumes would probably make me sick for weeks.

I have enjoyed dyeing wool yarn with Kool-Aid and food coloring, though. Safe, and very easy to do.

mullerslanefarm · 02-18-2013, 04:11 PM

Dharma Trading Co is my 'go to' place for buying dyes.

suzeeq · 02-19-2013, 01:48 AM

Do they sell dyes for acrylic yarns though?

GrumpyGramma · 02-19-2013, 01:56 AM

Originally Posted by suzeeq

Do they sell dyes for acrylic yarns though?

It seems so. http://www.prochemical.com/direction...ionAcrylic.htm I wouldn't do it.

suzeeq · 02-19-2013, 02:00 AM

I meant regarding the Dharma Trading Co that was linked in the previous post...

GrumpyGramma · 02-19-2013, 02:20 AM

Oh. OK.

mullerslanefarm · 02-19-2013, 04:37 PM

Yes, Suzeeq ... that was a direct link to the acrylic dye they sell. It doesn't seem like it gives bright colors or is color fast. See note on their website:

Quote:

USE FOR: Tub Dyeing large quantities where you just want some quick color but brilliance and longevity is not an issue

suzeeq · 02-19-2013, 04:49 PM

Thanks, I didn't follow the link, I was busy catching up on posts after being away for part of the weekend.